IMDB ratings have a serious problem as far as new movies are concerned, as the latest movie of any reasonable quality tends to get many people rating it a "10" (which should mean it's perfect). It takes a while before a movie settles down to what its real rating should be.
IMDB has algorithms to lessen or even disregard votes of 10's and 1's. IMDB also looks at the voter's history to apply the appropriate weight.
You also left out that many newer films also get many people rating it a "1", just because they don't like the franchise or an actor.
Then why not do the actual calculations using a more suitable wooden structure like a house?
Again, if you read my original post, I stated explicitly that I'm not endorsing the article, just that using a chair as a benchmark to debunk it is really stupid.
The point being that although the prints may not show up to the eye in the photo, processing it to enhance the size and contrast may make the prints stand out.
Exactly - the investigators on the CSI tv series have been able to do this for years so I don't know why this is news.. All they have to do to read a person's drivers license from a 640x480 security camera image taken from 200 meters away in poor light is to ask the image processing dude to "enhance image".
Chairs tend to have very small mass to volume (density) structures. One 16 foot 2x4 piece of lumber (dried) weighs 20 lbs by itself.
I'm not saying that I agree with the premise of the article, I'm just pointing out that you chose a really poor example. You'd do much better calculating how many average sized homes would need to be built.
Isn't the $337 million figure an accounting artifact of rolling up all of the R&D and initial production costs into the first batch of planes?
I'm not saying the this plane will ever be a good value for the cost, but if it ever gets produced in large numbers, the per-unit cost should come down significantly.
If the place was treated as something other than a captive market they wouldn't be screaming about the threat to their bottom line from solar and probably would have imported some geothermal technology from NZ, Iceland or wherever a couple of decades ago.
Hawaii electric utilities already use geothermal, so this pretty much invalidates your assertions.
It wasn't easy - I unsuccessfully tried for years to make the shift. My biggest problem and the problem that I've observed with most night owls is poor self-discipline when it comes to winding down a few hours before bed.
It's no shock that falling asleep is a problem when a person engages in stimulating activities like gaming or debating on message boards the entire evening.
Yeah, but the number of self diagnosed night owls that suffer from a permanent medical condition is likely very small. More likely, the person's reward centers are adversely conditioned.
I fully understand as I was a night owl for most of my life. I was able to transition to functioning in the morning by forcing myself to get up early every morning - including weekends. It's really tough for the first few days or weeks, but my body eventually adjusted by feeling tired earlier in the evening.
The biggest thing for me was to really tone down any physical or mental activity a few hours before I wanted to sleep. I used to workout in the afternoons, but I switched that to morning before work. I'm not a gamer, but games before bed would need to go too.
It's also really important not fight through a feeling of sleepiness if it comes earlier in the evening.
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That's actually not good news. They were much more valuable alive.
But you won't get that choice if the channels that you like are no longer available.
Remember, the reason that reality shows have taken over is because of the "race to the bottom" approach that you're advocating.
IMDB ratings have a serious problem as far as new movies are concerned, as the latest movie of any reasonable quality tends to get many people rating it a "10" (which should mean it's perfect). It takes a while before a movie settles down to what its real rating should be.
IMDB has algorithms to lessen or even disregard votes of 10's and 1's. IMDB also looks at the voter's history to apply the appropriate weight.
You also left out that many newer films also get many people rating it a "1", just because they don't like the franchise or an actor.
Not all movies shown in American theaters are made by "hollywood".
Then why not do the actual calculations using a more suitable wooden structure like a house?
Again, if you read my original post, I stated explicitly that I'm not endorsing the article, just that using a chair as a benchmark to debunk it is really stupid.
The point being that although the prints may not show up to the eye in the photo, processing it to enhance the size and contrast may make the prints stand out.
Exactly - the investigators on the CSI tv series have been able to do this for years so I don't know why this is news.. All they have to do to read a person's drivers license from a 640x480 security camera image taken from 200 meters away in poor light is to ask the image processing dude to "enhance image".
A certain volume of forest will bind a certain amount of carbon. If you want to bind more you need more forest.
Not necessarily. A forest can be harvested, converted into building materials and then replanted.
Why geological timescales? Seems like that is setting the bar higher than any solution can meet.
Isn't algae susceptible to mass die offs?
Chairs tend to have very small mass to volume (density) structures. One 16 foot 2x4 piece of lumber (dried) weighs 20 lbs by itself.
I'm not saying that I agree with the premise of the article, I'm just pointing out that you chose a really poor example. You'd do much better calculating how many average sized homes would need to be built.
How does your observation have anything to do with the post you were replying to?
Isn't the $337 million figure an accounting artifact of rolling up all of the R&D and initial production costs into the first batch of planes?
I'm not saying the this plane will ever be a good value for the cost, but if it ever gets produced in large numbers, the per-unit cost should come down significantly.
I can't be held responsible for you not understanding your own arguments.
You will need to define what you mean by "big money" as it seems like you're already engaged in moving the goalposts.
To be clear, a billionaire that gives two thousand dollars doesn't count as big money.
Hawaii electric utilities already use geothermal, so this pretty much invalidates your assertions.
Nuclear power not of much use?
You do know that he was referring to the construction phase and not the operation phase, right?
Obviously the study didn't include cops.
If this were an American probe, would the commentor also have dismissed this landing as easily?
On MSNBC, yes. It would have also been declared waste of money that should have gone toward wage-inequality.
Sounds like the US
After sleep deprivation torture, people will say anything.
and local law enforcement
It wasn't easy - I unsuccessfully tried for years to make the shift. My biggest problem and the problem that I've observed with most night owls is poor self-discipline when it comes to winding down a few hours before bed.
It's no shock that falling asleep is a problem when a person engages in stimulating activities like gaming or debating on message boards the entire evening.
Yeah, but the number of self diagnosed night owls that suffer from a permanent medical condition is likely very small. More likely, the person's reward centers are adversely conditioned.
I fully understand as I was a night owl for most of my life. I was able to transition to functioning in the morning by forcing myself to get up early every morning - including weekends. It's really tough for the first few days or weeks, but my body eventually adjusted by feeling tired earlier in the evening.
The biggest thing for me was to really tone down any physical or mental activity a few hours before I wanted to sleep. I used to workout in the afternoons, but I switched that to morning before work. I'm not a gamer, but games before bed would need to go too.
It's also really important not fight through a feeling of sleepiness if it comes earlier in the evening.